Let’s face it, problems with others can be complex, messy, and leave us feeling stuck – or even worse – anxious and stressed. This can make us feel like we are working hard to move past the problem, but it feels like we’re getting nowhere with the other person.
This feeling is magnified when the relationship is necessary for us to carry on with life. Our business partners, our children/parents in the family business, our colleague that is an important part of the business. It adds complexity when the other person needs us and we need them.
That is where mediation can help.
Essentially, mediation empowers people to sit down and have a meaningful, and often difficult, conversation with others. This conversation is facilitated through a third-party that doesn’t have a stake in the outcome of the conversation.
Mediation often does more than “just” resolve conflicts and disagreements. It enables people to see and understand the other person’s perspective. It enables people to understand and sort through their own experiences. It enables people to plan towards a better future where they can thrive in the atmosphere that they are in.
Since mediation involves working with humans, each mediation looks differently. This enables people to have the best process possible to engage in the conversations needed regarding the issues that are present.
Mediation Framework
All mediations that Jason conducts is run through a two-phase process:
Phase One
Each party involved will be interviewed by the mediator. These meetings are confidential and typically last 1-1.5 hours. After the initial interviews the mediator will assess the situation to determine whether mediation is the appropriate next step. In the case mediation is not appropriate, the mediator will recommend alternative interventions.
Phase Two
If mediation is a suitable next step, there may be coaching scheduled to ready each party for mediation. When all parties are ready for mediation, the mediator will schedule a time to meet with all parties at a mutually agreeable time and location. A final mediation report will be provided following the mediation.
Are you ready to resolve your dispute?
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